Clinton Township man, 19, arrested on marijuana, vehicle charges

CLINTON TWP. – Police arrested a Clinton Township man on marijuana charges after stopping his vehicle because a taillight was reportedly out.

Patrolman Umair Latif stopped a 2000 Ford Concord driven by John Searles Jr., 19, on July 30 around 11:15 p.m. on Cokesbury Road. As he did, Searles pulled into a private driveway and attempted to leave his vehicle.

During the stop, Latif learned that Searles’ driver's license was suspended. And the officer discovered a glass container of marijuana, a glass pipe with residue and a marijuana “roach” inside the vehicle, police said.

As a result, Searles was charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving a vehicle while in possession of a controlled dangerous substance, driving while his license was suspended, not maintaining his car lights and failure to produce a registration card. He was released.